Ellen Garwood
Ellen Garwood | |
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| Born | Ellen Burdine Clayton Garwood July 21, 1903 East Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | March 20, 1993 (aged 89) Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Resting place | Texas State Cemetery |
| Occupations | Philanthropist, oral historian, writer |
| Known for | Major donor to Nicaraguan Contras |
| Notable work | Will Clayton: A Short Biography |
| Spouse | Wilmer St. John Garwood |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | William L. Clayton, Susan Vaughn Clayton |
Ellen Burdine Clayton Garwood (July 21, 1903 – March 20, 1993) was an American philanthropist, writer, oral historian, and activist whose life and legacy became closely intertwined with major sociopolitical and ideological struggles of the twentieth century. She is best known for her high-profile financial support of the Nicaraguan Contras in the 1980s, which she said was motivated by reports of widespread human rights abuses under the communist Sandinista regime.